We must respond to domestic violence

1:11 PM,
Oct. 9, 2013

Written by

Meta Commerse
OPINION

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in our nation. We take time all month to heighten our awareness of what an unsafe relationship and home is, of those who have lost their lives to violent partners. We take the time to consider what it's like to live this reality and to come up with the best response to a child or victim who is clearly suffering.

Although violence surrounds us, we're still blind to it. A fire-like energy, it moves in total freedom without our attention. It will not lie dormant. The fire will find food and escalate. It will continue to consume and grow until there is nothing ...